Better Together (Most Days)

James and Bethanie are about three months out from their September 19th wedding — and this week they pull back the curtain on what they're actually planning. Inside this episode: What they're really doing vs. what the internet says you "have to" The roles all five kids are playing in the day Their non-negotiable lists — the things that absolutely have to happen The one planning moment that already...

After teasing it for episodes, the Pokémon Go saga finally lands. Episode 7 is the lighter one — James and Bethanie get into the screen-time tug-of-war, the "cave" dynamic when one of you disappears into a game or a phone, and what it really costs when you're busy capturing the moment instead of actually being in it. Photos vs. presence, and the small daily negotiations every couple makes about at...

James pulled the actual definitions this time. (Bethanie says "Go to the Google" — he used AI instead.) Episode 6 is the conversation they've been promising since Episode 5: gaslighting and narcissism, why those two go hand in hand, and what it looks like when you've lived through it. Bethanie's entire last relationship was a master class — a narcissist who was also an alcoholic, with all the "I n...

The episode about what happens when the silence gets loud. Episode 5 is the conversation about emotional distance — the radio silence, the shutting down, and how you protect your peace without shutting your partner out. James and Bethanie get into business burnout bleeding into the relationship, the Hershey story, and why knowing your core values is what keeps you steady when everything else is no...

Welcome to the most relatable episode yet. James and Bethanie come in with a clear topic — how to communicate when you're both mad — and somehow also end up debating ice cream flavors, what happens to utensils left unattended near a sink, and the eternal question: why will she never just pick a restaurant? Underneath the laughs, there's real advice: the 90/10 rule (only 10% of your emotions come f...

James came home this week, looked through the window at Bethanie on a work call from her truck, and fell in love with her all over again. That's the energy of Episode 3. With two weeks of business relocation behind them and exhaustion at an all-time high, James and Bethanie get real about what it takes to stay connected when life will not slow down. They talk scheduling spontaneity (yes, it's a th...

We sat down to watch Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary and made it about 15 minutes before Bethanie was too angry to keep going. So we hit pause and turned on the mic instead. This is what came out — a real conversation about what passes for masculinity online, and what actually holds a marriage together when nobody's watching. In this episode: Why the Louis Theroux doc made Bethanie lose it...

Yeah, it took us four tries to record this. iPhone update ate a whole episode. Bethanie called James a fat head. We're just gonna start there. In our actual first episode, we get into the five types of couples (turns out the internet has thoughts on this, and so do we), the wisdom of an old man who said the secret to 60+ years was that he never stopped courting her, and what we both got out of Men...

Meet James & Bethanie — dad of 3, stepdad of 2, owner of seven-ish businesses, and the man who will absolutely defend that number. Meet Bethanie — mom of 2, stepmom of 3, and the woman keeping the dumpster fires under control. Five kids, one chaotic life, and a whole lot of love. Buckle up.